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Saira Rashid Khan🍉
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MultiWriter(more of a poet) small business owner🌸I live in Johannesburg, South Africa 🇿🇦
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Humbled and proud to say that I was shortlisted for the Bridport poetry prize 2025 🌸🌸🌸 still shocked about it lol #poetry#writingcommunitu#Bridportpoetryprize
December 1, 2025 at 11:22 PM
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Humbled and proud to say that I was shortlisted for the Bridport poetry prize 2025 🌸🌸🌸 still shocked about it lol #poetry#writingcommunitu#Bridportpoetryprize
December 1, 2025 at 11:22 PM
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They are taking you down an elevator, floors passing like chills …

—Andrew Kozma
Elevator by Andrew Kozma - Rattle: Poetry
Similarly, when the writer Leonid Plyushch was confined to a psychiatric hospital, and his wife asked what symptoms in her […]
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April 8, 2025 at 2:50 PM
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Hey hey any writers out there
Want to give a follow—I will follow you back 😇🌸 #writersofbkuesky #writingcommunity
March 28, 2025 at 8:45 PM
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Don't miss our latest podcast episode, featuring Emily Everett in conversation with Michael David Lukas about his Issue 28 essay "More to the Story", his research and revision process, and his new novel project!
Podcast: Michael David Lukas on "More to the Story"
MICHAEL DAVID LUKAS <br> Michael David Lukas speaks to managing editor Emily Everett about his Issue 28 essay, “More to the Story.” Michael talks about his writing process for the essay, which began…
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March 28, 2025 at 8:37 PM
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I think food and nutrition are not talked about as much when it comes to our full potential as writers (or anyone for that matter) I think all writers can benefit from this article🌸 #writersofbluesky #healthandwellness #writingadvice #brainhealth

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This is why writers aren’t reaching their full potential
and what you can do to tap into it.
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March 27, 2025 at 3:29 PM
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I think food and nutrition are not talked about as much when it comes to our full potential as writers (or anyone for that matter) I think all writers can benefit from this article🌸 #writersofbluesky #healthandwellness #writingadvice #brainhealth

medium.com/@blossomdale...
This is why writers aren’t reaching their full potential
and what you can do to tap into it.
medium.com
March 27, 2025 at 3:29 PM
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Cannot stop re-reading this poem😇
“no click of the lights going off when the last librarian leaves for the night”
I love the imagery and the feeling of this poem. Somehow the writer leaves me with comfort in forgetting it all. #blueskywriters #writingcommunity

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At the End of the World Is Forgetting  by Dick Westheimer - Rattle: Poetry
In the abandoned stacks of the abandoned wing of the library where abandoned books are kept—there is quiet beyond the finger-to-the-lips shush, beyond the quiet thrum of the furnace deep in the womb o...
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March 21, 2025 at 10:26 AM
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Cannot stop re-reading this poem😇
“no click of the lights going off when the last librarian leaves for the night”
I love the imagery and the feeling of this poem. Somehow the writer leaves me with comfort in forgetting it all. #blueskywriters #writingcommunity

rattle.com/at-the-end-o...
At the End of the World Is Forgetting  by Dick Westheimer - Rattle: Poetry
In the abandoned stacks of the abandoned wing of the library where abandoned books are kept—there is quiet beyond the finger-to-the-lips shush, beyond the quiet thrum of the furnace deep in the womb o...
rattle.com
March 21, 2025 at 10:26 AM
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Tonight's guest on the Rattlecast is Stephen Gibson. His new book, Frida Kahlo in Fort Lauderdale is a series of ekphrastic triolets, so we'll be talking about art, form, and more.

Join us live at 8pm ET!
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March 16, 2025 at 10:38 PM
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Here are five magazines that pay if you are looking for some

#mediumcommunity #writingcommunity#write

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Five Magazines That Pay and Are More Likely to Accept Your Submission
These five magazines give you a better chance at having your submission accepted
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March 15, 2025 at 5:38 PM
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Here are five magazines that pay if you are looking for some

#mediumcommunity #writingcommunity#write

medium.com/@blossomdale...
Five Magazines That Pay and Are More Likely to Accept Your Submission
These five magazines give you a better chance at having your submission accepted
medium.com
March 15, 2025 at 5:38 PM
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This is why I think you’re always exhausted 🥱 👇

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#healthandwellness#selfimprovement#selfcare#fitness#bluesky
This is why you’re always exhausted
And what you can do to potentially feel more energetic and your best self
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March 14, 2025 at 1:15 PM
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This is why I think you’re always exhausted 🥱 👇

medium.com/@blossomdale...
#healthandwellness#selfimprovement#selfcare#fitness#bluesky
This is why you’re always exhausted
And what you can do to potentially feel more energetic and your best self
medium.com
March 14, 2025 at 1:15 PM
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Poetry is painfully underrated in the reading community 😅
#poets #poetrycommunity
February 24, 2025 at 1:03 AM
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If you are struggling with falling asleep—read this ☺️😇🌺#insomnia #healthandwellness #insomnia #sleeptips #writingcommunity

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This is what you can do to fight insomnia naturally.
The importance of consistency in sleep habits.
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February 21, 2025 at 5:07 PM
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If you are struggling with falling asleep—read this ☺️😇🌺#insomnia #healthandwellness #insomnia #sleeptips #writingcommunity

medium.com/@blossomdale...
This is what you can do to fight insomnia naturally.
The importance of consistency in sleep habits.
medium.com
February 21, 2025 at 5:07 PM
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What are your thoughts on the anglerfish that recently made headlines? Here are mine/ease do join me in conversation of this very rare event whether it is on this platform or through this link😇🦉 #writersofbluesky #marinebiology#anglerfish#ecience#writers—
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Why did the anglerfish swim to the surface?
Exploring the mysterious journey of an anglerfish to the surface, this article delves into the science and speculation surrounding its unexpected appearance Nearly two weeks after the incident…
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February 20, 2025 at 8:38 PM
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What are your thoughts on the anglerfish that recently made headlines? Here are mine/ease do join me in conversation of this very rare event whether it is on this platform or through this link😇🦉 #writersofbluesky #marinebiology#anglerfish#ecience#writers—
medium.com/@blossomdale...
Why did the anglerfish swim to the surface?
Exploring the mysterious journey of an anglerfish to the surface, this article delves into the science and speculation surrounding its unexpected appearance Nearly two weeks after the incident…
medium.com
February 20, 2025 at 8:38 PM
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medium.com/@blossomdale... /// If you have medium follow me and I will follow you back— let's build a community together as writers 🌺 #writersofbluesky#writingcommunity#writers
Colour Your Way Back to Me – A prose piece by Saira Rashid Khan🦉
The darkness crawled in as you closed the door to our bedroom. The only light shining in was the moon leaking through the curtains. We had just signed the contracts of forever blindly; you hardly…
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February 16, 2025 at 11:52 PM
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medium.com/@blossomdale... /// If you have medium follow me and I will follow you back— let's build a community together as writers 🌺 #writersofbluesky#writingcommunity#writers
Colour Your Way Back to Me – A prose piece by Saira Rashid Khan🦉
The darkness crawled in as you closed the door to our bedroom. The only light shining in was the moon leaking through the curtains. We had just signed the contracts of forever blindly; you hardly…
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February 16, 2025 at 11:52 PM
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Hey heyyy, what are your writing plans for today? #blueskycommunity#writingcommunity #poets#fiction
December 29, 2024 at 5:52 PM
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Hey heyyy, what are your writing plans for today? #blueskycommunity#writingcommunity #poets#fiction
December 29, 2024 at 5:52 PM
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What are your plans for the weekend?
a cartoon illustration of a desk with a laptop and the words friday above it
ALT: a cartoon illustration of a desk with a laptop and the words friday above it
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December 27, 2024 at 5:21 PM
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What is your favorite color?
I am trying to figure out what the most commonly liked color is. Let me know I'm the comments below #blueskycommunity#writingcommunity#poet#Sairarashidkhan#writer
December 3, 2024 at 9:13 PM